The Rocklin Thunder will square off against the St. Francis Troubadours at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rocklin will be strutting in after a victory while St. Francis will be coming in after a loss.
St. Francis is hoping to do what Granite Bay couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Rocklin's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Rocklin beat Granite Bay by a goal, winning 2-1. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 185th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for St. Francis' offense. They lost 3-0 to Del Oro on Thursday. The loss put an end to the Troubadours' undefeated start to the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Francis fell to 6-1-3. As for Rocklin, their win bumped their record up to 4-0-2.
Rocklin came up short against St. Francis when the teams last played back in December of 2019, falling 3-1. Can Rocklin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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